One&Solely Debuts First Personal Residences on Mexico’s Riviera Nayarit

The celebrated architect Rick Joy, founder of the Tucson-based Studio Rick Joy, designed the villas and is also behind the design of the resort, as well as some of the world’s top hotels including Amangiri in Utah. In a statement about the project, Joy says that the properties were constructed with concrete, local stone, and wood. In speaking about the resort overall, he says, “Our process was narrated not just by the hundreds-of-years-old trees and vegetation, but also the pre-Hispanic history and artifacts on site.”

Kappner Clark, the chief marketing officer for RLH Properties, One&Only Mandarina’s developer, describes the villas as capturing the best of indoor/outdoor living. “The essence of Mandarina is to be immersed in the nature and, to that end, the homes have an indoor/outdoor living room and a kitchen that opens out onto a large terrace where you get vistas of the water or mountains,” she says.

In true One&Only style, where service is unparalleled, each homeowner is paired with a One Contact, who is their personal concierge and caters to their every need, from stocking the kitchen with their favorite foods before they arrive to making restaurant and spa reservations.  Owners can also rent out their villas and get the benefit of picking their desired furniture package, curated by One&Only’s and RLH Properties’ interior design teams.

And we can’t leave out the amenities that owners can enjoy at the 620-acre resort, such as the hiking and biking trails, equestrian and polo center, spa, and multiple restaurants and beach clubs.

One&Only Mandarina Private Homes may be among the most high-end, but Mexico’s Pacific coast does offer other spectacular residences in developments that have recently hit the market.

In the 1000-acre Costa Palmas on Cabos San Lucas’s East Cape, for one, 14 Aman Oceanview Villas for sale are within the Amanvari Resort and set along freshwater estuaries. Debuting in 2024, they feature views of the Sea of Cortez and are constructed with local woods and stone. Prices for lots start at $11 million.

Also in Cabo, The Residences at St. Regis Los Cabos at Quivira comprise 74 homes that are debuting in 2023. Villa A4, with six bedrooms, six full bathrooms and two half baths, spans more than 17,000 square feet with outdoor space and features interiors by the acclaimed San Francisco firm HBA. It also has an infinity-edge pool and a 60-foot stretch of private beach. The residence is priced at $10.5 million.

Four Seasons Private Residences Cabo San Lucas at Cabo Del Sol is another new Cabo contender. Casa 9 penthouse, listed for $18 million, offers almost 6,000 square feet of interior space and has a 1,670-square-foot covered terrace. The property has a pool, while the resort features a tennis and racquet center, a Jack Nicklaus–designed golf course, and a mountain adventure park. 

Further up the Baja coast in La Paz, Madreperla is a new gated community built with sustainability in mind and surrounded by the desert and the sea. The renowned Monterrey, Mexico, firm Practica Arquitectura is behind the architecture, and another Mexican name, Casa Gotxikoa, led the interior design. Madreperla’s residences include two-bedroom suites and three-or four-bedroom villas offering views of the sea. Prices begin at $1.2 million and include amenities such as a beach club, spa, swimming pool, and gym.